Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist

Office for National Statistics Data Science Campus

Newport, Wales

Jan 2022 to present

• Undertaking research & analysis in the domain of socio-economic inequality across the UK.
• Multimodal transport modelling with Open Trip Planner Java library, python GIS stack, Open Street Map & open source public transport schedule data.
• Agent-based approaches to policy prioritisation for UK local authorities.
• Alongside colleague Jake Marshall, shortlisted for the Analysis in Government Awards 2022 Inclusion category. Topic: Paving the way for accessible data science training in the public sector.

Data Science Lecturer

Office for National Statistics Data Science Campus

Newport, Wales

Apr 2020 to Jan 2022

• Teaching R and Python-based statistical courses to groups of analysts at UK public sector and international National Statistical Offices.
• Establishment of capability diversity & inclusion process, process control, compliance and risk mitigation.
• Development of accessrmd package available on CRAN, used to help improve the accessibility of training materials for learners who benefit from the use of screen-readers.

Statistician

Data Cymru

Cardiff, Wales

Jan 2020 to Apr 2020

• Automated cleaning & analysis of survey in R markdown.
• Hypothesis testing with t-test, Mann-Whitney test and Monte Carlo power analysis, linear and logistic regression.
• Automation of ETL pipelines in data transformation projects, ensuring at risk childrens’ care placements across authorities in Wales are securely updated and available to local authority stakeholders and Childrens’ Commissioning Consortium Cymru.

Financial Analyst

Wales Audit Office

Cardiff, Wales

Sep 2018 to Dec 2019

• Automation of counter fraud and error risk testing of general ledger transactions.
• Development of Power BI Dashboards & R Markdwown automated reports in order to support performance audit and thematic review.
• Assisting in the delivery of Power BI education programme to internal and external stakeholders.

Teacher of Science

St Illtyd’s Catholic High School, Fitzalan and Bassaleg High School

Cardiff, Newport, Wales

2007 to 2017

• Delivery of biology and physics education to A level.
• Experienced in the effective communication of technical subject matter.
• Differentiation of learning material to diverse student requirements.

Acorn Learning Solutions

Level 4 Diploma in Data Analytics

Cardiff, Wales

2018 to 2019

2 year course completed in 13 months

Modules:

• Principles of Data Management Infrastructure, Data Analysis Tools, Data Science.
• Statistical Analysis of large data.
• Designing and Developing Event-Driven and procedural Computer Programs.
• Advanced Data Representations and Manipulation.

University of Wales, Institute Cardiff

Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Science)

Cardiff, Wales

2006 to 2007

• Qualified Teacher Status awarded

Cardiff University

Bsc (Hons) Biology, 2:1 awarded

Cardiff, Wales

2002 to 2005

My degree contained several data-related modules including:

• Two modules of The Biological Application of Mathematics and Statistics
• Statistical analysis within Minitab
• Conservation Ecology
• Use of statistical modelling to conduct population habitat viability analysis
• Modelling techniques with Vortex
• Final Year Field Course
• Collection & analysis of field data for waterfowl populations & time-budget analysis.
• Laboratory Practical Enquiry
• Reproducible analysis and hypothesis testing in a wide range of scientific contexts.